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will then review a re-run of the 2009 gag
update assessment with a corrected size
distribution for the recreational discard
data and commercial discard estimates
based on observer data. The Committee
will also review the impact of applying
observer based discard estimates on the
2009 red grouper update assessment.
The Committee will then review the
following assessments: Greater
amberjack update assessment, SEDAR
15 mutton snapper benchmark
assessment, and SEDAR 23 goliath
grouper benchmark assessment.
Copies of the agenda and other related
materials can be obtained by calling
(813) 348–1630 or can be downloaded
from the Council’s ftp site,
ftp.gulfcouncil.org.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before the
Scientific and Statistical Committees for
discussion, in accordance with the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
those issues may not be the subject of
formal action during this meeting.
Actions of the Scientific and Statistical
Committees will be restricted to those
issues specifically identified in the
agenda and any issues arising after
publication of this notice that require
emergency action under Section 305(c)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the Council’s intent to take action to
address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Trish Kennedy at the Council (see
ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior
to the meeting.
Dated: December 23, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Notice of a correction to a
public meeting.
ACTION:
The New England Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Herring Committee will meet to
consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Clarion Hotel, 1230 Congress Street,
Portland, ME 04102; telephone: (207)
774–5611; fax: (207) 871–0510.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
original notice published in the Federal
Register on December 23, 2010 (75 FR
80796). The notice is being republished
in its entirety.
The items of discussion in the
committee’s agenda are as follows:
1. The Herring Oversight Committee
will continue development of catch
monitoring alternatives for inclusion in
Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring
Fishery Management Plan (FMP);
alternatives include management
measures to:
• Adjust the fishery management
program (administrative provisions,
carrier vessels, transfers at sea,
notification requirements, quota
monitoring, reporting, and permit
provisions);
• Address at-sea monitoring, observer
coverage levels, address maximized
retention, and maximize sampling and
address net slippage;
• Address portside sampling, portside
sampling program design, and measures
to verify self-reported landings;
2. They will continue development of
management measures and alternatives
to address river herring bycatch for
consideration in Amendment 5;
alternatives may include identification
of river herring hotpots, management
alternatives to apply to those hotspots
(monitoring, avoidance, protection),
and/or catch caps for river herring;
3. Also on the agenda is to review/
discuss available information regarding
the development of management
measures to protect spawning fish in
Amendment 5, develop Committee
recommendations;
4. They will also discuss development
of alternatives to address midwater
trawl vessel access to groundfish closed
areas;
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5. The Committee will develop
recommendations for Council
consideration regarding all of the
management alternatives for inclusion
in Amendment 5 Draft EIS (catch
monitoring program, measures to
address river herring bycatch, access to
groundfish closed areas, protection of
spawning fish); and
6. Given time other business will be
discussed.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul
J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 23, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a correction to a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council's (Council) Herring
Committee will meet to consider actions affecting New England fisheries
in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Clarion Hotel, 1230 Congress
Street, Portland, ME 04102; telephone: (207) 774-5611; fax: (207) 871-
0510.
Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The original notice published in the Federal
Register on December 23, 2010 (75 FR 80796). The notice is being
republished in its entirety.
The items of discussion in the committee's agenda are as follows:
1. The Herring Oversight Committee will continue development of
catch monitoring alternatives for inclusion in Amendment 5 to the
Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP); alternatives include
management measures to:
Adjust the fishery management program (administrative
provisions, carrier vessels, transfers at sea, notification
requirements, quota monitoring, reporting, and permit provisions);
Address at-sea monitoring, observer coverage levels,
address maximized retention, and maximize sampling and address net
slippage;
Address portside sampling, portside sampling program
design, and measures to verify self-reported landings;
2. They will continue development of management measures and
alternatives to address river herring bycatch for consideration in
Amendment 5; alternatives may include identification of river herring
hotpots, management alternatives to apply to those hotspots
(monitoring, avoidance, protection), and/or catch caps for river
herring;
3. Also on the agenda is to review/discuss available information
regarding the development of management measures to protect spawning
fish in Amendment 5, develop Committee recommendations;
4. They will also discuss development of alternatives to address
midwater trawl vessel access to groundfish closed areas;
5. The Committee will develop recommendations for Council
consideration regarding all of the management alternatives for
inclusion in Amendment 5 Draft EIS (catch monitoring program, measures
to address river herring bycatch, access to groundfish closed areas,
protection of spawning fish); and
6. Given time other business will be discussed.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Paul J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 23, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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